Cyanogen-based Yureka to go on sale for Rs 8,999 on Jan 13

Micromax is putting its latest smartphone, the Yureka, on sale on Jan 13 at 2pm for Rs 8,999. Yu Televenture, a subsidiary of Micromax, is releasing 10,000 units for the sale on Amazon; a paltry number in in relation to the more than 3 lakh registrations for the sale.

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Micromax is putting its latest smartphone, the Yureka, on sale on Jan 13 at 2pm for Rs 8,999. Yu Televenture, a subsidiary of Micromax, is releasing 10,000 units for the sale on Amazon; a paltry number in in relation to the more than 3 lakh registrations for the sale. 

The Yureka is the company's budget smartphone, in line with Xiaomi's products, and runs the unique CyanogenOS. The difference here, however, is that sales for the YU are limited to one piece per user, and will have a "waitlist" feauture, much like booking train tickets. When a user adds the phone to cart, they have 15 minutes to complete checkout, failing which the sale will be offered to the next person on the waitlist. 

Here's how you can get your piece:
Log on to amazon.in with your username before 2pm and save your payment details for a faster checkout. 

As soon as you see the "Buy" button, click and proceed to checkout within 15 minutes. 

If the phone is out of stock, join the wailist button, in the hopes that some unlucky user will miss their window to complete the process and the sale comes to you. If that happens, you will receive a notification and you'll have three minutes to add the phone to cart and 15 minutes after that to complete checkout.

For more about the Yureka, read Yu launches Cyanogen OS-based smartphone Yureka at Rs 8,999

Xiaomi's next 5.1 mm thin Mi5 flagship tipped for Jan 15 launch

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi looks all set to unveil a new device, come January 15, 2015 and buzz has it that the alleged device might just be the company's next flagship. If you head over to the Xiaomi's official website , you'll be treated with a poster that teases the said device to be launched on January 15 at the National Conference Center in Beijing.

Although the poster keeps you asking for more in terms of what's in store, it playfully asks viewers to guess what kind of device the company is set to reveal at the upcoming event.

Whatever be the case, one thing is sure, the mysterious device looks all set to be razor thin for the company goes on to ask "What does it look like? What is as thin as a cicada's wings?", in Mandarin, dropping in the hint.

We have our bet firmly placed on the Mi5 flagship. A new report (via Phone Arena) suggests that Xiaomi's next flagship is likely to be extra slim and stand head to head with the slimmest of devices in the market today. The report cites leaked images of the alleged Xiaomi Mi 5 in all its glory sporting a razor thin aluminum body.

That's not all, the report goes on to reveal the exact amount of thickness in store: 5.1mm to be precise. At the said thickness, it's likely to stand along the Gionee Elife S5.1 and with Xiaomi's reputation of packing in a power-house in its devices, it is likely to be a worthy beast of sorts.    

Rumour has it that Xiaomi's next flagship, the alleged Mi 5 will sport a 5.2-inch Quad HD display with a 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. It is expected to be powered by either a Snapdragon 805 or Snapdragon 810 SoC. Further, a 20/16MP primary camera and an 8MP secondary snapper are on the cards.    

Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/xiaomis-next-5.1-mm-thin-mi5-flagship-tipped-for-jan-15-launch/1/412501.html